Appendix J.
REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
FOR THE YEAR 1914.
The total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1914 was 8,817 as against 12,011 in 1913 being a decrease of 3,194 or 26.59 per cent. The average for the last five years is 10,513.2.
In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences there appears a decrease, as compared with 1913, of 467 cases or 13.54 per cent. in the former and of 2,727 cases or 31.85 per cent. in the latter.
The decrease as compared with 1913 in Serious Offences is shown as follows:--
Robbery, 52 Burglary or Larceny in Dwelling, 17 Assault with intent to rob, 3 Kidnapping and Protection of Women and Children, 77 Piracy, 1 Unlawful possession, 76 Larcenies, 204 Other Felonies, 37 Total Decrease, 4672. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during 1913 and 1914 and number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these Offences.
MURDER.
3. Fourteen murders were reported to the Police during the year, the same number as in 1913.
In connection with 10 of these reports, no arrest was made, and in the remaining 4 cases arrests were made, but in these 4 cases no conviction was obtained (12 persons).
MANSLAUGHTER.
4. Six cases were reported to the Police during the year as against 7 in 1913.
In one case, no arrest was made; in the remaining 5 cases arrests were made. There was one case in which conviction was obtained (1 person). In 4 cases there was no conviction (4 persons).